I know Pete's talked about how bitter she still is, she certainly was at Ponderosa. I'm not sure how bitter she still is, but looking at how much Pete has been trashing her on Twitter, I think he might be the one who's really bitter.

12-20-2012, 09:10 AM

sweetpea

Re: RC - Philippines

It's funny how Pete seems to be trying to maintain some kind of moral high ground on RC. You don't do that by continuing to trash her on twitter. Move on.

I appreciated RC's smile at TC, even if her laugh was horrific to listen to. At least she wasn't sitting up there scowling and shooting daggers with her eyes, like Abi. Out of the three of them, I think I would hang with RC before the other two.

12-20-2012, 08:09 PM

JohnnyK

Re: RC - Philippines

RC seemed nice. Pete's an a-hole. He outlasted her so what more does he want?

11-07-2013, 09:28 PM

Kiz

Re: RC - Philippines

I searched the forum, and I didn't see this mentioned anywhere. I hope it's not repeat info since it was reported 8/13. Sorry if it's old news to the board.

Something was fishy when I arrived in the Philippines the day before the filming began to interview the 10 pairs set to compete in Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Namely, the fact that one of them was missing. RC Saint-Amour (from Survivor: Philippines) and her father Craig, who were supposed to be one of the dynamic duos, were nowhere to be found. And the other contestants were just as confused as I was. RC and her dad had indeed traveled over to the Philippines with the other cast members, and were staying at the same pre-game location with them. Then, all of a sudden, they were gone.

Nobody was sure where they had gone or why. Were they coming back? Were they alternates that had been sent home? Had they violated some sort of rule? All the other players knew is that they were now down to only nine couples competing in the game. But not for long. At the end of the day, just 24 hours before the show would start filming with its new Day Zero twist, a new couple arrived on the scene — Candice Cody (formerly Candice Woodcock from Cook Islands and Heroes vs. Villains) and her husband John.

The other shocked contestants — who got their first look at the new couple when they were brought in for the group cast photo — had just encountered their very first twist in the most twist-heavy season in Survivor history. In the video interview below, host Jeff Probst reveals exactly what happened, and why RC and her father were pulled from the game right before filming began. “We had our 10 pairs out here and we were good to go,” says Probst. “We got out here and RC and her father Craig — who we loved and wanted back on the show, RC for obvious reasons. Her dad is just as good. But when our doctors were checking them, medically his blood pressure was very high. And it was so high that we had to pull him from the game.”

Then it was a race to get Candice and John all the way from Washington, D.C. to a remote corner of the Philippines in time. “I emailed immediately to [casting director Lynne Spillman] and said ‘they’re out, we need them’. Within, I don’t know, an hour later, we knew what flight they were on, what time they were gonna arrive, we had the chopper over there to pick them up, It’s a whirlwind, but that’s Survivor.”

It’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before in all the times I’ve been on location covering the show. How will the last minute deletion of RC and her father, and the addition of Candice and her husband affect the other teams? And does coming in late after all the other teams had arrived put the newcomers at a disadvantage? We’ll find out when Survivor: Blood vs. Water premieres with a special 90 minute episode on Sept. 18. But to hear more from Jeff Probst on the big last minute switch, click on the video player below (in article).

11-08-2013, 02:34 AM

JohnnyK

Re: RC - Philippines

Jeff had already been teasing the idea of a second Blood vs Water season... maybe we'll see RC and Craig then?

11-10-2013, 12:22 AM

kev89

Re: RC - Philippines

Hmm, something similar happened in a past season, I believe Fiji. There were supposed to be 20 contestants, but one had a panic attack just before they started and was evacuated. That time though they were unable to find an alternate in time, so they went with the other 19, and it ended up being the only season with an odd number of players.

I've been enjoying this season, but would it have been better with RC and her dad? Well, she might have actually played the game unlike Candice. We won't know how Craig would have been unless he comes back someday, but while I didn't dislike John, I didn't find him all that interesting either. So who knows, this season would have been different though, that's for sure.